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Spirulina & Chlorella

by Swanson · capsule · 90 veggie capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 06078 1
  • DSLD label 184772
  • Serving 2 veggie capsules
  • 45 servings

Spirulina & Chlorella by Swanson lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 veggie capsules, such as 400 mg of Parry's vegetarian certified organic spirulina and 400 mg of certified organic chlorella powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 7, 2019.

What is in Spirulina & Chlorella?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veggie capsules. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Spirulina & Chlorella: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 184772, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Parry's Vegetarian certified organic Spirulina400 mgBlue-Green Algae in Spirulina & Chlorella against 709 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.400 mg

52% of 709 products listing blue-green algae give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

certified organic Chlorella powder400 mgChlorella in Spirulina & Chlorella against 526 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 92.5 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 300 mg.400 mg

Higher than 54% of 526 products listing chlorella (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 184772 (entered January 7, 2019), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records 1 to 3 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, take two capsules one to three times per day with food and water.
Warnings
Warning: For adults only.
Consult your physician before using this or any product if you are pregnant or nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal is broken.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 184772.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Pullulan, organic Brown Rice powder, organic Rice Bran extract, organic Rice concentrate.

How many labels does Spirulina & Chlorella have?

One label is on file, entered on January 7, 2019.

  1. Label 184772 (current) Entered January 7, 2019 · on the market · 90 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 06078 1

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.

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